The LAST MUGHAL EMPORER BAHADUR SHAH ZAFER II.
Mirza Abu Zafar Sirajuddin Muhammad Bahadur Shah Zafar on 24 October 1775 – died 7 November 1862)
10/08/2021
14/12/2020
Bahadur Shah Zafar In Calcutta On His Way To Rangoon, Burma - Painting By Unidentified Artist.
Kitnā hai bad-nasīb 'zafar', dafn ke liye..
Do gaz zamīn bhī na milī, kū-e-yār meñ
The Foundation Of The Great Mughal Empire Of India Was Laid By Babur In 1526. Almost 350 Years Later, The Last Mughal Ruler, Bahadur Shah Zafar Had The Misfortune To Be Caught Up In The Events Of 1857, The Rumblings Of Which Had Started In Places Like Behrampore, Barrackpore, Lucknow And Elsewhere, But The Official Date Has Been Accepted As May 10, 1857.
A Titular Emperor, An Established Poet And Sufi "Saint", He Lived To See Palace Intrigues Against Himself, His Sons Being Killed In Cold Blood By Major Hodson (Who Himself Met An Ignominious End At Lucknow, But That Story Will Be Told Some Other Time), A British "Trial" Which Branded Him As A Leader Of The Freedom Fighters, And His Eventual Exile To A Foreign Land, Where He Died And Was Hurriedly Buried In An Unmarked Grave Near Rangoon (Modern Day Yangon).
Could Any Man Be More Unfortunate Than Him?
Roughly translated, the couplet above means:
How unfortunate is "Zafar", that even for his burial,
He could not get two yards of land near his beloved...
25/08/2020
Gold Coin of Bahadur Shah Zafar
Last Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar1253/1274
Details
Title: Gold Coin of Bahadur Shah Zafar
Creator: Last Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar
Date Created: 1253/1274
Physical Location: Lahore Museum, Lahore, Pakistan
Location Created: Jaipur Siwaye
Physical Dimensions: 18.31mm
Rights: Lahore Msueum, Lahore, Pakistan
Medium: Gold
22/04/2020
Bahadur Shah Zafar - The life and history The story of the last Mughal emperor. He was the successor to Akbar II and lived from 24 October 1775 to 7 November 1862. If you like this video don't forget...